Rail anchor and brace.



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RAIL ANCHOR AND BRACE.

APPLICATION man APR.5. 1915.

Patented June 6., 1916.

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CLARENCE C. SMZI'LLING, OF WINCHESTER, KENTUCKY.

RAIL ANCHOR AND BRACE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6, 1916.

Application filed April 5, 1915. Serial No. 19,327.

useful Improvements in Rail Anchors and Braces; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip- .tion of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a rail anchor and brace. g

An object of the invention resides in the provision of a device of this character by --'means of which a rail may be securely held upon a. tie and prevented from either longitudinal or lateral movement.

A further object of the invention resides in so constructing the device that rails of e. p With these and other objects in view,

such as will'appear as the description progresses, my invention comprises the COIIlblnation and arrangement ofparts as set forth scope of the appended-claims. Referring to the drawing: Figure l is a f side elevation of a tie with the rails clamped thereon by means of devices constructed 1n accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 4; is a section on lined- 1 of of the braces on the end of the tie on which the abutting ends of two rails are secured. Fig. 5 isa horizontal sectional View, show- ,ing' the manner in whichthe wedge'lblockg 1g. detail sectional view, showing the manner-in which the clamps for therail on the other end of the tie are mounted in the tie.

Referring to the drawing wherein like indicated by like characters the several views: In the drawshown my deviceattached to a disclosed 'in my application throughout ings, I have tie such as #163,147 filed March 22, 1915, but it is to be understood that the device can be used on ties of various other formations, which ties must, however, be of trough construction having side flanges. The tie illustrated is of trough formation having a bottom 1, side flanges 2 and transversely extending walls 3, 4, 5 and 6, which divide the tie into comcounty of Qlark, State 5 of Kentucky, have invented certain new and ar'ous thicknesses may be held upon .the

portion 14. When this in a vertical planethrough one ,partments 7, 8, 9, l0 and 11, respectively.

The compartments 8 and 10 have cushion blocks 12 therein on which the rails are supported and suitably secured. The construction of this tie is, as heretofore stated, as described in the above mentioned application.

I will'now describe the form of my device for holding the two abutting ends of adjacent rails upon one end of the tie. This form is illustrated on the left end of the tie shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. "I have provided a clamping member 13 having an arched portion 14: in the inner edge of which is formed a groove 15, thesaid groove having an inclined inner face 16, as shown in- Fig. 5 of the drawing. This member is provided with spaced legs 17 having alined apertures 18 therein and outwardly extending shoulders 19 which are formed at the junctures between the legs and the arched.

inposition on the tie the legs 17 rest upon the bottom of the tie Within the chamber 7 At this time the inner edge of the clamping clamping member is member 13 is in slightly spaced relation to the abutting ends ofthe rail and is located between the base and the tread of the rail so that it overhangs the base. A second clamping member 21, having an arched portion is provided. This clamping member. when in use, is located to the other side of the rail and in the chamber 9. It is provided with a groove 23 in its inner edge, the inner face 24 of which is inclined, but in the opposite direction to that in which the face 16 of the groove 15 is inclined. Legs 25 are provided on the lower end of the arched portion 22 and have alined apertures 26 therein. .At the. junctures, between these legs and the arched portion 22, shoulders 27 are formed. .VVhen'in use the clamping member 21 is secured within the chamber 9 by a bolt 28 which passes through the apertures 26 in 

